Spin Polarization Enhanced Ethanol Selectivity in Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction on the Paramagnetic CuO Surface

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2026

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Authors: Fujun Tao, Yi-Xiang Wang, Jiayi Xu, Guangji Chen, Xudong Xiao, Mengyuan Li, Haozhe Zhang, Xinwei Zhou, Yuzi Liu, Owen S. Wostoupal, Z YANG, Bing Shi
+7 more H Christopher Fry, John E. Pearson, Haiming Li, Chong Zheng, Cong Liu, Di‐Jia Liu, Tao Xu
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c05085
Cited by: 7
References: 59

Abstract

intermediates on CuO/Cu, providing direct spectroscopic evidence of spin-modulated pathway selection. Computational study suggests that the enhancement of ethanol selectivity is due to the reduced reaction kinetic barrier under MF, while the ethylene selectivity is less affected, mainly due to the insensitivity of the kinetic barriers under MF.

Fields of Study & Subjects

CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Catalysts for Methane Reforming Copper-based nanomaterials and applications

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Volume
148
Issue
19
Pages
20150–20160
Publication date
7 May 2026
Language
EN